Ash tray



Jan. 27, 1953 R. BuRoKx-:R

ASH TRAY 2 SHEETS--SHEET l Filed OCT'. 6, 1949 Jan. 27, 1953 R. BUROKER2,626,615

ASH TRAY Filed Oct. 6, 1949 2 SHEETS--SHEET 2 INVENTOR. fa i?. 3mm/RPatented Jan. 27, 1953 u1\u'r1:l STAT-ES e ,geen

rien TS? ce ASHTRAY LonRfB'rbker, 'Dailasg "Ti implication otbbria1949-;1srialaNsiuassbf-f s Claims;4m (Cl. i-i-zstf adheringtheretoa 2#lAnother obj ect-f of the invention"is--to lprovidefa l' "fl:i';:l:i'ng"- or scraping" lactin* betweenrmember's f ofthe-extinguisher so-that the device-"pr-events54 previously'extinguished'cigarettesfromfstickingon Theseand other`vobjects4of-"fth'efinventionewill become'v apparent? lby reference to` therfollowing'ff descriptiontakenV` in connection wi'thr'the-accompanyingdrawings wherein the" invention ,is

10 'shown' in"coniiinotionfwith a fveliicletobabco ash Palaia Fig.v 5isa perspective viewof-the ash tray-with `pa'rtsrloeing brokenfaway' fFig:- 6 is `'a cross-sectional somewhat; diagram matic view 'similar-toFig.-2 showingt-he ash-tray Inl vehicle-ash receptacles'itisdilicultf'forwtheF25 nOpenConditionwitha 'burning Cigarette uilia`drv'erto usef-fa vmanual extinguisher; hazardous f to" putaburning"cigarorI cigarette 'into rthe "ash"VA tray'andfclose'the same;"and-'itfis also-hazardousn to throw burning cigars 'and *cigarettesout` fthe i wi'nslotv 4oflthe vehicle" onto the highway.

With the foregoing and oth'efwelllkno'wn facts' irrview, it "is'the'primary'object of thevin'vention tcVp-rCiVide`anextinguisher fortobacco "ash ref:l ceptacl'esfwhich'--isoperableto Aautornatically re-f"ceive" and contain a yburning Y cigarette inf a sep-1v arate,I` small,yvclosed chamber, thereby excluding the'lburning cigarette from a supplyof oxygen.

Anobjeot of vthe invention is to provideaneX-H tinguisher for a tobaccoash Vreceptacle which-f is automatically operatedto extinguishacigaretten by closing' the receptacle.

Anfobject of 'the invention i isto provide anex-i` tin'guisher fort0bacco-ashreceptacles which isoperable to automatically grind theburningfcigf-g arette 4in some degree when the'burning cigarette iscontained 4in the chamber to assistinexti-ngushing- 1:

UAnobject of the invention is-to provide an extinguisher for a tobaccoash receptacle whichis automatically operated to extinguish a cigaretteby closing the receptacle. Y

An object of the inventinis 5to provide a'exi' tigusherl for a tobaccoash receptacle which ris automatically operated to eject 'a previouslyexiV tin'g'uished cigarette iron?v the extinguisher" into" the eeptcle'bybpe'ning'fthe receptac1e.""

centfto vtheV extinguishern Figr'? is-a view-similar to -Fig;.6showingyfthe` extinguisher receiving theA burning cigarej',te` .j

FignS isaviewlsimilar to Figsr-GiandT vslfiowinge the burning cigarettetrappedin the extinguish Fig.- 9 -is a viewfsirnilar-to lfigsy' *andy 8Kshow-5 ing the extinguishedcgarette being ejectevdro thefextinguisher: l

Fig. '10 is a cross-sectionalview siiiiilar'to``- rocker"eleient5 272behindthe" op porting the pin 22, an inclined stop 23 adjacent the topthereof, a trip 24, a rear trip cam 26, a front trip cam 21, a shroud28, a shroud support arm 29, a tobacco ash receptacle 30 comprising aface portion 3| adapted to fit flush with the housing 20 when closed,side portions 32 adapted to t within the side of the opening 2|, a backportion 33, a bottom portion 34, a downwardly and forwardly inclinedplate 36 disposed within the tray or receptacle 30, spring arms 31resiliently supporting and attaching the plate 36 to the back portion33, a depressable catch 38 attached to the plate 36 for co-acting withthe stop 23 to limit the outward movement of the tray 30 in the housing20, a pivot pin 39 disposed between the sides 32, a rotor or actuator 46pivotally mounted on the pin 39, an inwardly curved or recessed side 4|on the rotor 40 bearing against the resiliently mounted plate 36creating a substantially closed cavity or chamber 42 therebetweenbounded at the ends by the tray sides 32; a back portion 43 on the rotor40 for contacting the front trip cam 21 on the trip 24, a front portion44 on the rotor 40 for contacting the rear cam 26 on the trip 24, an endportion 45 on the rotor 40 for journaling the pin 39, and a knob 46 onthe receptacle 30 for opening and closing the tray 30 by rocking thetray 30 on the pivot pin 22 so that the back 43 and the front 44 of therotor 46 contact the trip 24 at its cams 21 andr26 when the tray 30moved into or out of the housing 28. The rotor 46 is equipped withreceiving slots 66, Fig. 5, for holding a cigarette 50 therein duringperiods when the smoker desires to lay the cigarette 50 down.

The tray 30 is adapted to pivot with the notched portion 35, Fig. 5,pivoting on the pin 22, Fig. 2, so that the tray 30 may be closed andopened by means of knob 46 with the face portion 3| of the tray 30limiting the inward pivoting by contacting the stop 23. When it isdesirable to remove the tray 30 from the housing 2D, the catch 38 isdepressed out of contact with the stop 23 and the tray 36 may then beremoved from the housing 20 and the accumulated tobacco ashes andextinguished cigars and cigarettes may then be emptied therefrom. Thetray 30 may be reinserted in the opening 2| of the panel 2i) by placingthe notched portion 35 on pivot pin 22 and then pushing the catch 38past the stop 23 so that catch 38 will pass the stop 23 while moving inan inward direction due to the angle of the stop 23 and theconfiguration of the end of the catch 38.

The shroud 28, supported by the arm 29 is adapted to prevent aircurrents behind the panel 20 from sucking ashes out of the tray 30.

The plate 36 is disposed within the tray 30 slanting downwardly andtoward the front 3| thereof and is supported by the resilient arms 31which are attached to the back portion 33 so that the plate 36 isresiliently mounted within the tray 30 and it is to be noted that thecatch 38 stems from the plate 36 thereby eliminating a separateanchorage for the catch 38. The pin 39 is disposed between the sideportions 32 of the tray 30 and carries the rotor 40 freely rotatablydisposed thereon with the rotor 40 bearing against the plate 36 oneither end of the curved side portion 4| thereby creating asubstantially closed chamber 42 between the curved side portion 4| andthe plate 36 and between the tray sides 32.

Referring in greater detail to the elements of the rotor or actuator 40,it will be noted that the rotor 40 comprises a front cam contactingportion 44 for contacting the rear cam 26 on trip 24 to rock the upperportion of rotor rearwardly, a back cam contacting portion 43 forcontacting the front cam 21 on the trip 24 to rock the upper portion ofrotor forwardly, a rst cam portion 41 for contacting the resilient plate36, and a, second cam portion 48 for contacting the resilient plate 36.

When the tray or receptacle 3|) is moved out of the housing 26, Fig. 9,the front cam contacting portion 44 of the rotor 4|! contacts the rearcam 25 of the trip 24 which rocks the rotor 40 backwardlyvso that therst cam 41 on the rotor 40 depresses the resilient plate 36 and thesecond cam 46 of the rotor moves away from the resilient plate 36 sothat the chamber 42 is open at the forward low er end thereof to dump acigarette from the chamber.

When the tray 36 is moved into the housing 20, Fig. 7, the rear camcontacting portion 43 of the rotor 46 contacts the front cam 21 of thetrip 24 which rocks the rotor 40 forwardly so that the second camportion 48 on the rotor 46 depresses the resilient plate 36 and thefirst cam 41 moves away from the resilient plate 36 so that the chamber42 is open at the rearward upper end to receive a cigarette which hasbeen deposited adjacent thereto. It will be noted that the cam portion41 slides along the plate 36 in opening the bottom of the chamber 42providing a scraping action helping to project a cigarette 50 out of thechamber 42. Y

When the tray 36 is moved to or from full out or full closed relationwith respect to the housing 26, the resilient plate 36 pressing againstone of the cams 41 or 48 rocks the rotor 40 to or from the positionsshown in Figs. 7 and 9, to or from the position shown in Figs. 6 and 8,with the cams 41 and 48 acting as stops for eachother against the urgingof the resilient plate as each lies on the other side of the axis ofrotation of the rotor 46.

The back of the rotor having the cam contacting portion 43 and the plate36 intersect one another at an angle forming a V slot or channel, Fig.6, for depositing a burning cigarette therein above and to the rear ofthe closed chamber 42 so that when the chamber 42 opens at its rearwardupper end the burning cigarette will fall into the chamber 42, Fig. 7.

Referring to the operation cycle of the device, Figs. 6, 7, 8, and 9, itwill be noted that if the tray 35i is initially in the completely openedposition as seen in Fig. 6, and the smoker places his cigarette 59adjacent the back of the rotor on the plate 36 in the V slot or channel.If the smoker then moves the tray 36 into the housing 26 so that the camcontacting portion 43 of the rotor 46 contacts the front cam 21 of thetrip 24 this will cause the rotor 4B to rotate urging the plate 36downwardly and opening the chamber 42 at the rearward upper end thereofso that the cigarette 56 enters the chamber by rolling down the inclinedplate 36 as seen in Fig. 7. After the tray has been completely closed,the rotor 46 moves out of Contact with the trip 24, and the rotor 4i]and plate 36 then return to the position of Fig. 8 with the upwardspring pressure of the plate 36 rotating the rotor 46 thereby closingthe chamber 42 Vand imprisoning the burning cigarette in the chamber 42.When the user opens the tray, Fig. 9, the front cam contacting portion44 of the rotor 40 contacts the rear cam 26 of the trip 24 urging theplate 36 meager-si' downwardly' :thereby `opening Ltl'e chamber f42-atthe- -fo'rvvard bottomA thereof so I. thatwtlieprevi: ously extinguishedcigarette i l); may :f move '.idovvn-- the inclined plate- 3B-^andfallsinto-the. bottom ofthetray '-30.- Upon movement `Yof `-tlrie tray toits? fu'll. open position as seen in Fig-.f-d'lthe rotor 40' and tray Jassume vtheir 'normal positioni as.v seenandA are -now -inf readiness-to receive another-- cigarette -and repeatlthe hereinbefo're :describedcycle.

Referring to Figs. 10 and-"11,1a lmodified .rotor 40A -isshownpositioned` adjacent 'fia modified plate/.3t`A-with a spring y5|yvresiliently urging therl It iwi-ll" be'V plate into contact with thevrotor. noted--that the plate BSA is pivotallyvmounted onf-thefpin 52.YFigs'. 12 andJlS- show asecond.L

modified rotor 1MB' and "a f second modiedl .plate 35B'3Wh-ich' ispivotally'mounted ona-'pin" 52 and resiliently urged into contact withth'erotorAB- by the spring 56B which is tortioned around thepin 52-withone larm of the vspring iiiB pressingagainstthe plate. 35B and the otherarm-of thek spring EAB pressing against-the tray 39B and it will benoted that the plate 39B has a top curved.

portion 53B cooperating with the rear. cam contacting portion of therotor for creating av channel or slot for receiving and positioning aburning cigarette above the chamber 5.123. The

operation of the two modified devices is the same as-that of the deviceshown' in Figs. 1 to 9 -inclusive.

Referring toFigs. 5, 11, and 13 'relative to an.

open type ash tray, the panel 2% and associated parts are deleted. Therotor MA, or MIB is mounted on the top oi a tray together'with thespring 3l or 5i and the plate t, 36A, or. 36B,

so that the smoker can pivot therotor or actuator te. toward and awai7from theplate with his..

cidentlypartially extinguishes the. newly Ide-I positedcigarette bycrushing same. The .smoker then;rocl s the rotor lo away from theplateySii opening thechainber. t2. at the top. thereof which. allows the.newly. deposited,v partially fcrushed,4

burning cigarette to fall` into the .chamber 42.

The smoker then releasesthe rotor 4i) Vand the. spring pressed plate 3Srocks the rotor to closethe. chamber..

TheY general proportionsr and relationshipof therotor and resilientplate indicated inthe drawings and described herein are desirable to theproper functioning of the invention but obviously can be modied such .asthe rotor being resiliently `positioned against astationary. vplateortho .plate contacting the trip to `effect .the purposeofthe invention.and this reversal of func. tion is considered. Within .the scope; oftheinven-f.

tion.

While the invention has-been. disclosed .and de-f.

scribed vin- -relation `to preferred -1 embodiments,

itisobvious that many 'changes may be made in size; shape, arrangement,and detailofl the various elements-without #departing from" Fthe spiritthereof; and it is notintended'td limit thscope-f--of-fthe inventionother thanibyxtheiiermsfi offthe appended.claims.:`

I claim:VV 1.? An extinguisher;Lfori. aatobacco Yash'fsrecep- P taclecomprising. a..housingr':member,.:a-.cam on'v said -f housing member,v.al1 trayimovabletain: said housing-,1' a portion -of-V said '.ltraybeing.` adaptedf to pass `said cam-,1a resiliently positioned .plateidisn."A

posed. in said tray "between-ther lsideswthere'ofgfaf-.f

rotor pivotal-ly mounted between fthe. `v sides: ofi' said tray adaptedvto-contactf said. carni to.'.rocl;A said "rotor,A said -rotorhav-ing'afcurved portion normally-f positionedagainst` said?. resilientlyf mountedplate for normally positioning vsaidrotor r.

and for normally creating fa 'closed chamberfibe'g.'

tween said leur-ved .portion '.of said.l..rotor," -.said

plate, and the vsides of said trayiforiextinguish-fs inga burning'cigarette byv separating the v'burn-1"- ing cigarette from a-'supply ofoxygen; said'rotor. being rocked by said cam upon movementf'of: saidtray to av closed position relativeto saidll housing against saidresilient plate fto. separaten the upper end of said curved portionandisaid v plate to open the chamber therebetweenat the:

top to receive a burning cigarette;. said rotor being Vrocked uponmovement oi saidttray to a/V closed position relative to said housingby. said.

cam against said resilient plate to separate the lower-end of saidcurved portion andsaid .plate to openv the chamber therebetween at thebottom: to dump an extinguished cigarette- 1therefrom;ll said curvedportion of said rotor andsai'd. reu.:-

silient plate being adapted to maintain the normal position betweenthemselves when-'thetray is in avfull out or full closed position'relative to..

said housing.

2. A tobacco Aash receptacle cigarette and-cigar.. extinguishercomprising, a -housing membena' trip on said housing memberfa front camon saidy tripga rear cam 'on said trip, a tray movable-in. and out ofsaid housing, a rocker pivotally mount-y ed on said tray adapted to passsaid tripwhen said tray is moved into and out of said housing,saidirotor having a first bearing portion, a second bearing portion; anda'recessed portion between'V said bearingportions, a resilient platebearingagainst'said first and second'bearing portions of said rockernormally positioning vsaid rockervr andnormally covering'the recessformed by said re-'-Av cessed portion of said rocker to form a'substanrocker movesaway from said V`resilient plate sothat the chamber betweenthe said recessed por-A tion on said' rocker and said 'resilient platekis opened at 'the' bottom thereof to dump a 'previa ously 'extinguishedcigarette therefrom, and- Asaid rocker having a cam'oontacting portionadapted to contact saidfront cam'on said trip to rock said rockeragainst" said resilient plate 'as' said'tray is" closed relative toVsaid housing whereby said secs"v ondbearing portion'of said rockerdepressessaid resilientiplate andsaid first" bearing portion ofsaid'rockermoves away from"said resilient plate so' that the chamberbetween said' recessed por'-I tion'on 'said rocker'and saidresilient'-plate' is opened Aat the-top thereof toA receive'a 'burning'cigarette" therein; `said resilient plate andd said" bearingportions'ofI said'rockeribeing adapted-'115051:

maintain a relation so as to close the chamber between said rocker andsaid resilient plate when said tray is in closed relation to saidhousing.

3. A cigar and cigarette extinguisher comprising a rocker, meanspivotally supporting said rocker, said rocker having a rst upper bearingportion, a second lower bearing portion and, an arcuate portion at thelower side thereof between said rst and second bearing portions, a platenormally contacting said rst and second bearing portions covering saidarcuate portion forming a chamber between said rocker and said plate,said rocker and said plate intersecting to form a V- shaped channelabove the chamber for receiving a burning cigarette, means resilientlypositioning said plate, means for pivoting the upper portion of saidrocker forwardly so that said second lower bearing portion depressessaid plate and said iirst upper bearing portion moves away from saidplate opening the chamber to communicate with the V-shaped channel forreceiving a burning cigarette therefrom; said resilient meanspositioning said plate and being adapted to return said plate and rockerto their normal relation closing the chamber after said means forpivoting are released; and means for pivoting the upper portion of saidrocker rearwardly so that said first upper bearing portion depressessaid plate and said second lower bearing portion moves away from saidplate opening the chamber at the lower end thereof to dump anextinguished cigarette from the chamber.

4. In a tobacco ash tray, a box, a cam on said box, a receptacle movableinwardly and outwardly of said box, a rotor pivotally mounted on saidreceptacle adapted to contact said cam to rock said rotor about itspivotal axis in one direction when the box is moved outwardly and in theopposite direction when the box is moved inwardly when said receptacleis moved inwardly and outwardly of said box, a plate positioned againstsaid rotor, said rotor and said plate being adapted to provide a chambertherebetween, and spring means resilientiy urging said plate againstsaid rotor to normally position said rotor in relation to said plate toclose said chamber; said cam, said rotor, and said plate being adaptedto open said chamber at the top thereof when said receptacle is movedinwardly of said box to receive a burning cigarette; to close saidchamber when said receptacle is in said box to extinguish a burningcigarette; and to open said chamber at the bot-V tom thereof to dump anextinguished cigarette therefrom when said receptacle is moved out ofsaid box. l

5. In a tobacco ash receiver cigar and cigarette extinguisher, ahousing, a tray adapted to be moved into and out of said housing, arotor pivotally mounted in said tray, said rotor having a front, a backand a side, said side having an upper bearing portion and a lowerbearing portion, a downwardly inclined resiliently mounted platepressing against said rotor contacting said bearing portions, said rotorand plate being adapted to provide a chamber located between saidbearing portions; said back and said plate forming a V-shaped channelabove the chamber for receiving a burning cigarette; a trip on saidhousing, a front cam face on said trip for contacting said rotor back torock said rotor so that said lower bearing portion depresses said plateand said upper bearing portion moves away from said plate to open thechamber to adapt the V channel to receive a burning cigarette when saidtray is moved into said housing; said plate and said rotor being adaptedto close the chamber after said rotor passes said trip; and said triphaving a rear cam face adapted to Contact said rotor front to rock saidrotor so that said upper bearing portion depresses said plate and saidlower bearing portion moves away from said plate to open the chamber atits lower end to dump an extinguished cigarette from the chamber whensaid tray is moved out of said housing.

6. A cigarette extinguisher comprising an ash receptacle, an actuatorpivotally mounted on said receptacle, cam portions on said actuator, anindented wall on said actuator between said cam portions, an upper wallon said actuator above said cam portions, a resilient plate bearingagainst said cam portions and extending above said cam portions defininga receiver between said plate and said actuator upper wall adapted toreceive a burning cigarette and dening a chamber between said plate andsaid actuator wall adapted to extinguish a burning cigarette; saidactuator being manually pivotable in one direction to operate said camportions against said plate to open the chamber at the top tocommunicate with the receiver to permit a burning cigarette to drop fromthe receiver into the receptacle; said actuator being manually pivotablein the opposite irection to operate said cam portions against said plateto open the chamber at the bottom to communicate with said receptacle todrop an extinguished cigarette into said receptacle; said resilientplate being adapted to operate said cam portions to close the chamber atboth top and bottom when said actuator is not being manually pivoted.

7. A cigarette extinguisher comprising an ash receptacle, a platemovably mounted on said receptacle, a manually operated rotor pivotallymounted in said receptacle, a spring urging said plate into contact withsaid rotor, said plate and said rotor being adapted to provide a chambertherebetween adapted to contain and extinguish a burning cigarette, andalso adapted to provide a burning cigarette receiver between said plateand said rotor above said chamber said rotor having a lower bearingportion bearing against said plate adapted to move said plate and saidrotor apart at the top of the chamber so that the receiver communicateswith the .chamber to deliver a burning cigarette from the receiver tothe chamber when said rotor is manually pivoted in one direction; saidspring and said plate being adapted to pivot said rotor to close thechamber when manual influence on said rotor terminates; and said rotorhaving an upper bearing portion bearing against said plate adapted tomove said plate and said rotor apart at the bottom of the chamber sothat the chamber communicates with said receptacle to deliver anextinguished cigarette from the chamber to said receptacle when saidrotor is manually pivoted in the opposite direction.

8. In a tobacco ash tray, a housing, a receptacle movable into and outof said housing, a spring pressed plate on said receptacle, an actuatorpivotally mounted on said receptacle contacting said plate so that itspivotal movement is resiliently restricted in either direction by saidplate, means on said actuator lnormally defining a closed chamber inconjunction with said plate, and a cam on said housing for contactingsaid actuator when said receptacle is moved into and out of said housingso that when said receptacle is moved out of said housingsaid actuatorand 9 plate are moved to open the normally closed chamber therebetweenat the bottom to drop a previously extinguished cigarette and so thatwhen said receptacle is moved into said housing said actuator and plateare moved to open the normally closed chamber therebetween at the top toallow a cigarette positioned thereovei` to drop thereinto.

LEO R. BUROKER.

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